DRIVING IMPRESSION
Engineering determines Navara’s favourite son
Mark Smyth puts two children of the Nissan Navara to the test to see which sibling has the better offering
The bakkie market is in waiting. We might even say it is in limbo. It is rather like Formula One fans who know the new season will start in March but can it just start already. What is everyone waiting for? The answer for many is the new Nissan Navara. The wait is nearly over as it will arrive in SA in March, hopefully together with the long-anticipated announcement that it will be manufactured in SA. In the meantime, the Navara’s children are already living in SA and the family is growing with the Navara set to be the parent of the Mercedes X-Class and Renault Alaskan when they arrive in 2018. Now, though, there are two Navara kids on the block: the Fiat Fullback and the Mitsubishi Triton. We recently drove both. They are good-looking bakkies, differentiated by their front and rear styling, although even here the differences are minimal. Essentially, the choice will come down to personal taste and brand preference, perhaps even as simple as which manufacturer is represented closest...
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